Cash-register



(No Model.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 1. W. W. JOHNSON.

CASH REGISTER.

Patented Sept. 25, 1894.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

y W. W. JOHNSON.

CASH REGISTER.

No. 526,396. Patented Sept. 25, 1894.

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM W. JOHNSON, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,396, datedSeptember 25, 1894.

Application filed March 9 1 894.

.To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing atSan Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, haveinvented a new andusef-ul Cash- Register, of which the following is aspecification. p

The invention relates to improvements in cash registers. The object ofthe present invention is to lmprove the construction of cash registers,to provide a simple and inexpensive one, which will beV absolutelyaccurate, and to cause the amount registered to attract the notice ofthe purchaser, and thereby prevent the operator from registering anamount less than the purchase.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated 4in theaccompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings- Figure l is aperspective View of acash registerconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transversesectional View of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view,illustrating the construction of the sliding key. Fig. lis a detailsectional View, illustrating a modification of the invention.

Like numerals of reference indicate correspending parts in all theigures of the drawings.

l designates an approximately rectangular casing, constructed of eitherwood or metal, or a combination of both, and having at its bottom acompartment 2 in which is arranged a till 3. Above the till, the casingis provided with a glass front 4t, forming the front wall of a series ofcheck compartments 5, and arranged slightly above a horizontal bar orparting strip 6 to provide discharge openings 7 at the bottoms of thecompartments. The check compartments are vertically disposed, and areformed by partitions 8, which are arranged transversely between theglass front 4., and a back piece 9. These compartments receive checks 10ranging from live cents to one hundred dollars, or any other desiredamount, and the checks are preferably constructed of square pieces ofmetal rounded at the corners. Each compartment is designed Serial No.503,031. (No model.)

to hold a given number of checks, say lifty, bearing numbers from one tolifty, besides the amount of the check, and they are arranged with thenumber one at the bottom, two next, and so on.

In rear of the check compartments at the bottoms thereof is a series ofslides 11, each consisting preferably of a flat plate, and operatingthrough an opening 12 between the horizontal board 6 and the back piece9, and connected with a sliding key 13. The sliding key 13 is arrangedin guides 14. on the lower face of the horizontal bar 6. Its rear end isbent upward and returned and extended forward or outward on the upperface of the bar 6, and secured to the rear ends of the slides 11, atwhich point vit passes through a guide l5. The front end of the key isbent upward at the outer edge of the bar 6, and carries a disk or head16 bearing the amountof the corresponding step. By drawing the keyoutward the lowermost check is discharged from the check compartment,and is delivered to the projecting front portion of the bar 6 of thecasing. The key is returned to its normal position by a spiral spring 17connected with the rear end of the same and with the casing. The ejectedcheck assists the operator in making change, vas he is enabled to countfrom that amount to the amount to bechanged and after making the changehe deposits the checkin an opening 1S at the top of the casing.

At the upper side of the opening 18 is a series of numbers correspondingwith the amounts of the checks of the adjacent compartments to serve asa guide for the operator in returning the check to the register. Beneaththe opening 18 and within the casing is pivotally mounted at 19a ahorizontally disposed approximately L-shaped frame 19 having a forwardand downward extending arm 20, and a rearward inclined arm 21. On theouter face of the arm 20 are mounted partitions 22 disposed above thepartitions 8; and these partitions or flanges 22 form chutes fordirecting the deposited checks vinto the proper check compartment. Therearwardly inclined arm of thepivoted frame 19 is longer and heavierthan the other arm 20, whereby the lower edge of the latter is heldnormally in contact with the front transparent wall of the casing forholding the check IOO in full view until the next purchase, when it isdropped to its proper compartment.

Each key is connected by a cord 23 with the rearward extending alm ofthe frame 19, in order to swing the same rearward when the key is drawnoutward to cause the exposed check to fall to its compartment. The cord23 extends rearward from the key to the back of the casing, and passingthrough a guide 24 it extends upward to another guide 25 of alongitudinal bar 26, and then to the rear arm of the pivoted frame. Thelongitudinal bar 26 is located a suitable dist-ance above the rear edgeof the arm 21, in order to lift the latter; and the arm 21 is providedat its extreme edge with an eye 27 for each cord; and the latter, afterpassing through the eye 27, is secured to the arm 21.

The pivoted frame is connected by a cord or the like with the trip of analarm or indicating bell 28, which is mounted on the rear face of theback piece 9, or any other suitable support may be provided. The till isarranged to engage a depending arm 29 of a rock-shaft 30, which isconnected with the trip of an alarm or indicating bell 31, mounted onthe rear wall of the casing; and these bells are of different tones toenable any one within hearing distance to know when the till issurreptitiously opened without withdrawing one of the keys andregistering the amount.

The depending arm 29 of the rock-shaft 30 is provided at its lower endwith a rearwardly swinging section 32, which enables the till inreturning to swing past it without operating the bell; but when the tillis drawn outward the lower section 32, which is hinged at the back, isheld rigid with the upper section of the arm, whereby the bell 31 isrung.

The casing is provided with a hinged top 33, which is provided with alock, and which affords access to the interior of the casing.

In Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings is illustrated in detail amodification of the invention, and other means than those heretoforedescribed are provided for operating the pivoted frame. The rock-shaft30 is provided with an upwardly extending arm 34 arranged to engage therear portion of the pivoted frame to tilt the latter to drop the exposedcheck.

The upward extending arm 34 obviates the necessity of connecting eachkey with a pivoted frame by a cord 23. With this exception theconstruction illustrated in Fig. 4 is similar to that before described.

It will be readily apparent that the cash register is simple andcomparatively inexpensive in construction, that by numbering the checksof each compartment the number of checks discharged by the keys may bereadily ascertained and will indicate the amount of the purchases, thatit assists in making change, and that the check indicating the amount ofthe purchase is conspicuously brought to the notice of the purchaser. Itwill also be seen that if the till be withdrawn without operating a key,the fact will be readily indicated within hearing distance.

Changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacriicingany of the advantages of this invention.

What I claim is- 1. In a cash register, the combination of a casingprovided with an opening and having below the opening a transparentportion, a series of check-compartments provided at their bottoms withdischarge-openings, sliding keys arranged at the bottoms of thecheckcompartments for expelling checks, a pi voted frame arranged abovethe check-compartments and provided with a series of inclined chutes,said frame being in contact with the casing, whereby the chutes areclosed at the bottom, and means for operating the pivoted frame,substantially as described.

2. In a cash register, the combination of a casing provided with anopening and having below the opening a transparent portion, a series ofcheck compartments provided at their bottoms with discharge openings,keys provided with slides arranged at the bottoms of the checkcompartments for expelling checks, and a pivoted frame connected withand operated by said keys and located above the check compartmentsadjacent to the transparent portion and provided with a series Vofchutes, said frame being in contact with the casing, whereby the chutesare closed at the bottom for exposing a check, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a cash register, the combination of a casing having an entranceopening,a series of check compartments having discharge openings attheir bottoms, ahorizontally disposed approximately L shaped framepivotally mounted in the casing above the check compartment and adjacentto the entrance opening and having its forward extending arm contactingwith the casing and provided with a series of chutes, keys carryingslides arranged in rear of the check compartments at the bottomsthereof, and connections between the keys and the rear arm of thepivoted frame, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a cash register, the combination of a casing having a glass frontand provided with vertical check compartments, a horizontal bar arrangedbelow the check compartments, slides arranged on the horizontal bar inrear of the check compartments, keys mounted on the horizontal bar andhaving their rear portions extended upward and forward and connectedwith the slides, a pivoted frame mounted above the compartments andprovided with chutes, and connections between the frame and the keys,substantially as described.

5. In a cash register, the combination of a casing provided with checkcompartments, a pivoted frame arranged above the compart- IOC IIO

ments and provided with chutes, a bell havmy own I have hereto affixedmy signature in ing its trip connected with the frame, keys the presenceof two Witnesses. carrying slides and connected with the frame, a till,a bell 3l, and means for causing the till 5 to operate the latter,substantially as de- Witnesses:

scribed. THEO. VINKE,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as M. N. FLEMING.

WILLIAM W. JOHNSON.

